CVE-2017-6345
The LLC subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 does not ensure that a certain destructor exists in required circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The LLC subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 does not ensure that a certain destructor exists in required circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b74d439e1697110c5e5c600643e823eb1dd0762Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13Patch, Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96510
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b74d439e1697110c5e5c600643e823eb1dd0762Patch
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b74d439e1697110c5e5c600643e823eb1dd0762Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13Patch, Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96510
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b74d439e1697110c5e5c600643e823eb1dd0762Patch
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.